Abstract: A Unified Speech and Audio Codec (USAC) that may process a window sequence based on mode switching is provided. The USAC may perform encoding or decoding by overlapping between frames based on a folding point when mode switching occurs. The USAC may process different window sequences for each situation to perform encoding or decoding, and thereby may improve a coding efficiency.

Abstract: An example image forming apparatus includes a frame, a first shaft supported by the frame, and a first coupler. The first coupler includes a body coupled to one end of the first shaft and a first protrusion protruding from the body in an axial direction of the first shaft, the first protrusion having a first surface and a second protrusion protruding from the first surface. The second protrusion is to lock with a groove to mount a cartridge on the frame, the first shaft is to provide a rotational force in a first rotational direction to rotate the second protrusion of the first coupler and to insert the second protrusion into the groove to lock with the cartridge, and the first surface of the first protrusion of the first coupler is to contact a second surface to transmit the rotational force to the second coupler in the first rotational direction.

Abstract: A Merkle tree-based data management method may comprise: aligning data into two-dimensional square matrix; calculating a hash value of each node of the two-dimensional square matrix; calculating hash values of each row of the two-dimensional square matrix; generating an additional column with nodes having the hash values of each row; calculating hash values of each column of the two-dimensional square matrix; generating an additional row with nodes having hash values of each column; and calculating a Merkle root by concatenating the hash values of the additional column and the hash values of the additional row.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal-organic framework and an energy storage system having the same, and more specifically, to an energy storage system that is capable of providing excellent electrical conductivity and electrochemical capacity properties, especially excellent electrochemical performance at low temperatures, by means of a novel one-dimensional metal-organic framework having thianthrene-based organic ligands.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a treatment system for ship ballast water, which comprises at least: a water supply device for supplying a water stream to a first tank storing solid raw material, and a first raw material supply device for mixing the solid raw material and the water stream to form a raw material aqueous solution; a first electrolysis unit that includes a first anode chamber for obtaining a first anode product by reacting the raw material aqueous solution, a first cathode chamber for obtaining a first cathode product by reacting water and cations provided from the first anode chamber, and a first diaphragm that separates the first anode chamber and the first cathode chamber; a reaction unit for obtaining a treatment agent by reacting the first anode product and the first cathode product; and an injection unit for providing the treatment agent to the ballast water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for extracting a surface trap level considering an oxide thickness of a quantum capacitor, which has an effect of enabling more accurate surface trap level measurement by extracting interface trap and border trap densities using a capacitance equivalent thickness (CET) in consideration of a quantum mechanical confinement effect in a group III-V compound device.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrode structure including: an electrode plate; and a flow path guide disposed on one side of the electrode plate along the circumference of the electrode plate, and an electrolyzer including the electrode structure.

Abstract: A display device including a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a plurality of signal lines disposed in the display area and extending along a first direction and from the non-display area to the display area, a connection line extending from the non-display area and electrically connected to a respective signal line of the plurality of signal lines in the non-display area, and an initialization voltage line extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, wherein the connection line overlaps the initialization voltage line in a thickness direction of the display device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides Diels-Alder adducts of chalcone and prenylphenyl moieties capable of modulating the activity of cannabinoid receptors, and to oligomers of flavan-3-ol capable of modulating fat absorption and storage. Such Diels-Alder adducts of chalcone and prenylphenyl moieties or oligomers of flavan-3-ol can optionally be used in combination with other weight management agents, such as anorectic agents, a lipase inhibitors, other cannabinoid receptor modulators, psychotropic agents, insulin sensitizers, stimulants, or satiety agents, as well as to methods of use thereof such as treating or preventing weight gain or obesity, promoting weight loss, appetite suppression, modifying satiety, or the like.

Abstract: Disclosed is a film for a shrinkable label with improved transparency and stiffness in the film for a shrinkable label using a non-adhesive polyolefin-based material. The present invention is a film for a shrinkable label, the film including a skin layer, a core layer, and a seal layer, wherein the skin layer and the seal layer include 70 parts by weight to 90 parts by weight of a cyclic olefin resin and 10 parts by weight to 30 parts by weight of a linear low-density polyethylene, and the core layer includes 5 parts by weight to 25 parts by weight of a cyclic olefin resin, 60 parts by weight to 85 parts by weight of a propylene copolymer, and 1 part by weight to 20 parts by weight of a modifier.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: an oxygen concentration module to produce oxygen-enriched air by separating nitrogen from air, and a first air supply line connected to the oxygen concentration module to supply air to the oxygen concentration module. The fuel cell system further includes: a heating unit provided in the first air supply line to selectively heat air by using waste heat discharged from an external heat source provided outside a fuel cell stack, a second air supply line connected to the oxygen concentration module and configured to supply air to the oxygen concentration module independently of the first air supply line, a cooling unit provided in the second air supply line and configured to selectively cool air by using outside cold energy, and a stack connection line which connects the oxygen concentration module and the fuel cell stack and supplies the oxygen-enriched air to the fuel cell stack.

Abstract: A foldable steering wheel is configured to be folded or unfolded due to linear movement and rotating movement of the steering wheel to secure an available space in a driver's seat, and the foldable steering wheel includes an armature body connected to a column, the steering wheel coupled to the armature body, configured to be linearly moved in a radial direction with respect to a steering shaft of the column, and configured to be rotatably moved on a rotation shaft which is unparallel to the steering shaft, and a moving device engaged to the steering wheel and configured to generate a linear movement path and a rotating movement path of the steering wheel to move the steering wheel with respect to the armature body.

Abstract: A waste water incinerating method comprising supplying waste water to an evaporator to evaporate the waste water, supplying an evaporator top discharge stream discharged from the evaporator to an incinerator to incinerate the discharge stream, mixing two or more incinerator discharge streams including a first incinerator discharge stream and a second incinerator discharge stream discharged from the incinerator to form a mixed discharge stream, and heat-exchanging the mixed discharge stream and a fresh air stream in a first heat exchanger, wherein the first incinerator discharge stream is passed through a second heat exchanger, then mixed with the second incinerator discharge stream to form the mixed discharge stream.

Abstract: A display device includes a first display area and a second display area adjacent to the first display area in a first direction, driving elements, light-emitting elements including a pixel electrode electrically connected to a corresponding one of the driving elements, signal wirings that transfer a driving signal to the driving elements, and connection wirings that transfer a driving signal to signal wirings disposed in the second display area. At least one of the connection wirings includes a first signal-transferring portion extending in the first direction, a second signal-transferring portion extending in a second direction, and dummy portions extending in a direction intersecting the first and second signal-transferring portions. The pixel electrode overlaps a gap between dummy portions of adjacent connection wirings in an area where the connection wirings are disposed.

Abstract: Provided is an integrated DC/DC and AC/DC converter system including a main relay selectively connected to any one of an AC power supply unit and a DC power supply unit and a controller connecting the main relay to the AC power supply unit or the DC power supply unit. Electrical energy based on the AC power output from the AC power supply and electrical energy based on DC power output from the DC power supply unit may be selectively provided to a load.

Abstract: A fluid supply nozzle for semiconductor substrate treatment, which supplies a treatment liquid in which a plurality of solutions are mixed to a semiconductor substrate, includes a nozzle body configured to mix the plurality of solutions to form a treatment liquid when the plurality of solutions are supplied into an inner space of the nozzle body, the nozzle body having a shape with an open upper portion, a solution supply channel with a plurality of solution supply pipes for supplying the plurality of solutions to the inner space, a solution guide device configured to guide the plurality of solutions and generate a rotary current or an eddy current to mix the plurality of solutions, and a rotary cartridge configured to accelerate the mixing of the plurality of solutions to generate a homogeneous treatment liquid.

Abstract: A foldable steering wheel is configured to be folded or unfolded due to linear movement and rotating movement of the steering wheel to secure an available space in a driver's seat, and the foldable steering wheel includes an armature body connected to a column, the steering wheel coupled to the armature body, configured to be linearly moved in a radial direction with respect to a steering shaft of the column, and configured to be rotatably moved on a rotation shaft which is unparallel to the steering shaft, and a moving device engaged to the steering wheel and configured to generate a linear movement path and a rotating movement path of the steering wheel to move the steering wheel with respect to the armature body.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the pharmaceutical use of antagonists (e.g., an antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof) that specifically bind to FAM19A5 to promote a blood vessel normalization and treat a disease (e.g., cancer) in a subject in need thereof, e.g., by promoting a blood vessel normalization.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing synthesis gas and aromatic hydrocarbons, and more particularly, a method for preparing synthesis gas and aromatic hydrocarbons including: supplying a pyrolysis fuel oil (PFO) stream containing PFO and a pyrolysis gas oil (PGO) stream containing PGO to a distillation tower as a feed stream (S10), the PFO stream and the PGO stream being discharged from a naphtha cracking center (NCC) process; and supplying a lower discharge stream from the distillation tower to a combustion chamber for a gasification process and supplying an upper discharge stream from the distillation tower to an SM/BTX preparation process (S20).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal-organic framework and an energy storage system having the same, and more specifically, to an energy storage system that is capable of providing excellent electrical conductivity and electrochemical capacity properties, especially excellent electrochemical performance at low temperatures, by means of a novel one-dimensional metal-organic framework having thianthrene-based organic ligands.